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Band-backed Wren

Campylorhynchus zonatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
18 Verified records at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The band-backed wren (Campylorhynchus zonatus) is a small songbird of the wren family. The band-backed wren is a resident breeding species from south-central Gulf Coast Mexico to northwestern Ecuador. It occurs in five disjunct areas, the central region being in southern Central America, in Costa Rica and northern Panama. The next two regions are northern Colombia adjacent to Panama, and 800 km to the south in northwestern Ecuador. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Band-backed Wren sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

Bay Wren
LC

Bay Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cantorchilus nigricapillus

40–50% · Possible
Southern House Wren

Southern House Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Troglodytes musculus

20–30% · Possible
Stripe-breasted Wren
LC

Stripe-breasted Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cantorchilus thoracicus

10–20% · With luck
Cabanis's Wren
LC

Cabanis's Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cantorchilus modestus

5–10% · With luck
White-breasted Wood-Wren
LC

White-breasted Wood-Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Henicorhina leucosticta

5–10% · With luck
Black-throated Wren
LC

Black-throated Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pheugopedius atrogularis

5–10% · With luck
Song Wren
LC

Song Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus

<5% · Rare
Scaly-breasted Wren
LC

Scaly-breasted Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Microcerculus marginatus

<5% · Rare
Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

60–70% · Likely
Montezuma Oropendola
LC

Montezuma Oropendola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psarocolius montezuma

60–70% · Likely
Lesser Greenlet
LC

Lesser Greenlet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hylophilus decurtatus

50–60% · Likely
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
LC

Scarlet-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus passerinii

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
2 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
3 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
4 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
5 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
6 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
8 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
10 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
11 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
13 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
14 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
15 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
16 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
17 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
18 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Band-backed Wren in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Band-backed Wren sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Band-backed Wren in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

December has the highest sighting rate for Band-backed Wren in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.

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